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The Children's Place has apologized and yanked a T-shirt from its stores after parents and others expressed outrage over its message. The purple shirt displays a list of "My best subjects" and checks off shopping, music, and dancing, but not math.

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But wait. It looks like there are different versions of the shirt. A woman named April Kendall posted her daughter's shirt on The Children's Place Facebook page and math is checked off the list. She posted that she bought her shirt in Canada.

The company's Facebook page is full of discussion by parents who are for and against the shirt.

A woman named Nora Thompson posted this:

So glad you pulled that anti-intelligent-line of t-shirts. Wow, what a shocker to see girls being put down so openly.

Not everyone is offended. A woman named Brenda Lederer posted this:

The controversy over this shirt is ridiculous! My children's self worth is taught at home and is not deterred because of a shirt. Everyone needs to get off their high horse and grow a sense of humor!

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Kristi Palma, Boston.com Moms producer, is the mom of a first grader and a preschooler. She is a writer who enjoys cooking her grandmother's Italian recipes (when her son isn't launching paper airplanes into them). Follow her on Twitter @kristipalma.

Jennifer Clark Estes is a teacher, writer, blogger, and the mother of four young children. In her free time, she blogs at A Mom's World, plays with the kids (or chauffeurs them around), and is desperately seeking a quiet spot so she can read a book. Follow her on Twitter @JenniferCEstes.